'Hacktivists' vowed revenge for Pirate Bay co-founder

The hackers, called Null Crew, claimed to have attacked Cambodian government websites and distributed a list of administrators’ passwords and government documents online. The group threatened further attacks “as long as the government attempts to censor” and launched the “#OpTB” protest, meaning Operation The Pirate Bay, which decries the taking of “the slightest bit of freedom on the internet”.

“Cambodia, we will not stop until you come to your senses,” the group said in post on a public forum. The Cambodian government has yet to confirm the attacks.

Mr. Svartholm, 27, was arrested in his apartment in Phnom Penh this week after Sweden had issued an international warrant of arrest. He was convicted for copyright infringement in his home country in 2009. Svartholm’s case revived debate on the distribution of copyrighted material on the internet.